Colon-therapy apparatus



Sept. 2, 1930. M. H. KowAN COLON THERAPY APPARATUS med uam 25. 1929 ATTORNEY.

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It will thus be clearthat by these improvementsI have provided greatflexibilityjand al `variety ofnovel attributesand featuresin the treating instrumentalities whereby i greatly improved results,l and resultsrnothitherto Y obtained, may be had in a simple, easyand expeditious way.

troldevice bodily in various positions of vertical adjustment.

7; The combinationk olf claim hereofin ci i l which thereare means under the control of the operator at vhisoperatin'gstation lfor adjustably raisingV and .flowering said control 'device`bodily. i

' Kommf '1 I contemplateas being included `inthese "di improvements' lall such changes, yvariations Vand departuresfrom what is thus specifically illustrated and described as fall within the scope of the appenlelV @Mim l v Iclaims. v.

1. A colon therapy` apparatustof the'char-y. i 'i acter described comprising: a liquid-control device including a ycatheterfandja discharge pipe, with valves forregulating` theliquid Y How7 and an operating table'having a toilet;

lthe' patient so elevated.

seat, a normally-horizontal cushion adjacent to said seat and `adapted' to support thel l Y patients body between his head and hips with thehipsvadjacent to said seat and adjacent to one end of the cushiomsaid distributing f,

device being .arranged whereby its `catheter is readily applicable to the patients rectum, said apparatus including alsoineansfor hold- 'ing a portion of said cushion elevated above the normally-horizontal plane of the-cushion tohold a portion of the patients bodyso elevated for colon treatment.-

2. vThe apparatus of'claim l hereof in which said means are adapted to hold the head and shoulders of the patient `so elevatedV 3. The apparatus of claim 1 hereof in which" i hold the hips of I said means are adapted to 4. The apparatus of claim there are means under the control of the i operator at his operating station' for raising f and lowering said distributing device-bodilyv y into various positions of vertical adjust- Y' ment. n Y A* ,Y

5*. The combination of claiml 1 hereof in vwhich saidtable has-afoot rest at each side j thereof.arranged to be engaged by- Vthe 1'hereofin which i patients feet respectivelywhenhis hips are 4 in elevated position and a'lsowhen he is lyingsubstantially horizontally on the table. *y i- 6. In a liquid-control device for a body-' cavity irrigator of the character described comprising ahead adapted to be connectedto v a plurality ofsources of liquid supply, with valves for controlling the low ofthe liquids respectively through saidheaohandcompris- Ving also a catheter anda discharge pipeywith n valve means for controlling the How fromsaid j 1 head through the catheterand from the cathej Y ter through the discharge 'piple, the combination therewithofmeans for holding said coni 

